Category: Ontario’s Highlands

  • It’s Liquid Gold! Eat at Wheeler’s Maple and Pancake House

    Every spring season, Mike and I try to visit a different maple producer in Ontario – however, we return annually to Wheeler’s – it’s a…

  • Lost hiking on Bonnie’s Pond Trail – Silent Lake Provincial Park

    This summer, I went to Silent Lake Provincial Park to hike Bonnie’s Pond Trail. It was my first time, so I was careful to begin…

  • Simple Lessons For Having a Glamping Good Time

    I’ve had the joy of numerous glamping adventures, but I’ve also had my fair share of (mis)adventures as well. I don’t repeat the same mistakes…

  • See All My Favourite Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers

    e·phem·er·al /əˈfem(ə)rəl/ That which lasts for only a short time. Spring wildflowers bloom during a tiny window, and the best place to look for them…

  • How to snag an Ontario Parks reservation

    You’ve heard about how hard it is to book a site, so what’s the deal? You’ve heard about how hard it is to book a…

  • Easy Fossil Hunting on the Geoheritage Trail in Eganville

    Fossils, forests, and river rapids are the highlights of this trail. Declared the Ordovician fossil capital of Canada, guaranteed to see evidence of the past,…

  • Enjoy Comfort Food at Local Favourite – My Place Restaurant

    Potato Leek Soup Carrot Ginger Spinach Soup Gypsy Platter Gypsy Platter, extra sausage Szekely Goulash Pork Dracula Josef’s Double Smoked Sausage with Sauerkraut, extra sausage…

  • Local Love: A #FeastON Escape to Elmhirst’s Resort

    Elmhirst’s Resort is open year-round, offering cottage rentals along the shore of Rice Lake in the Kawarthas with two onsite restaurants, the casual atmosphere of The…

  • Stunning Views at the Kennebec Wilderness Trails #inFrontenac

    If you were to stop here, hoping to reconnect with Mother Nature, you’d only need to take a few steps along the trail before the…

  • Paddling in the cliff’s shadow in Bon Echo

    From the first moment I saw the 330-foot-tall Mazinaw Rock, I only wanted to get closer. Every time I saw boaters and paddlers along the…

  • Learn About Natural and Indigenous History on the Wanderer Tour

    From the first moment I saw the 330-foot-tall Mazinaw Rock, I only wanted to get closer. Every time I saw boaters and paddlers along the…

  • Pioneer History on The Shield Trail in Bon Echo

    Pass through hardwood forests, cedar lowlands, marshlands, and near Bon Echo Lake along your journey through this beautiful backcountry trail. Pass through hardwood forests, cedar…